The term “Minimum Viable Product” has been around for so long that it is now a cliche. If you aren’t writing a post on how the startup framework stinks, you’re writing about how you’ve improved upon it. Take, for example, this post by the very talented Robleh Jama of Tiny Hearts. The app studio founder […]
Read more "Blog Post: Can We Stop Being So Literal With ‘Viable’ Please?"As an agile coach with experience in the startup community, there is no greater way to learn than by just doing it. That was the advice Seth Godin gave me last December. The only way people will know you are an expert at something, he said, is if you tell them. It challenged me, because […]
Read more "Blog Post: What A Year Of Blogging Taught Me"Everyone is singing the praises of Jeff Bezos and his brick-and-mortar killer Amazon these days. They released a new and improved Kindle that is arguably the best Android tablet on the market, announced drone delivery and set the Internet on fire, and now will be testing Sunday delivery in some cities. Some, including this post […]
Read more "Blog Post: Retailers Are Doing Just Fine, Amazon"Back during the height of his acting power, Russell Crowe starred in Gladiator. For my money, it’s one of those red-blooded male movies impossible to knock on pure action. It was made right when high quality televisions were starting to hit the market, so the opening scene where Rome slaughters the barbarian Germans will always […]
Read more "Blog Post: Are You Adding To Your Team’s Debt?"When I was younger, it angered me that I couldn’t draw. Even when I was introduced to impressionism, dadaism, and other less realistic forms of art, I still got angry that I couldn’t use a pencil and make the best space shuttle in class. I even checked out books from the library on how to […]
Read more "Blog Post: Where’s The Art In Your Work?"As someone who plays in both agile and mobile worlds, I follow a ton of startup people on Twitter. Not only do I get to feel like one of the cool kids, but I can keep up with what other tech companies have coming that we can use at Bottle Rocket. They are fellow creators, […]
Read more "Blog Post: How Fast Is Fast Enough?"The airwaves in December are filled with making your dreams come true. Commercials (you know, the stuff you fast forward through), have taught us that everyone wants a car with a big red bow, the newest Apple device, and for him to go to Jared. Not only do we want it, we deserve it. It […]
Read more "Blog Post: What Is Your Hyperreality?"The post began with me very earnestly breaking down a very well-written post by Tony Shawver at Matrix on burndown charts. After voicing on Twitter that I respected his thoughts, but disagreed with the execution. With the relationship I had built with them online, they suggested I write a rebuttal. It was really good, in […]
Read more "Blog Post: Does Your Team Have A Scoreboard?"I am writing this from the airport as I prepare to fly my family to Amarillo. The occasion will be bittersweet at best, as I help my mom bury her mother. It was time, and she was in some pain. Having lost her husband a few months earlier, I think my sister-in-law said it best: […]
Read more "Blog Post: Grandmommy Taught Me To Welcome"We get this question asked a lot by our customers. Some are asking because they want to know what could possibly produce so much quality work, others because they want to know if they can trust us. Either way, it’s a common consideration for anyone choosing a vendor. If you can’t wrap your head around […]
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Chris Murman 